The eagle., February 06, 1895, Page 10, Image 10

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THE EAGLE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1895.
COMMISSIONER'S MEETING.
Important Action of the Itonrd of County
CommlHHioiiors Yesterday.
The board of county commissioners
met last Monday afternoon, and, after
some regular routine business, adjourned
until yesterday morning at 9 o'clock.
The full board was present.
At the session yesterday morning Dis
trict Attorney Harllee filed his opinion
as to the manner in which the taxes of
last year collected on account of the cur
rent expense fund should be used. This
opinion was asked for by the lward at
its last meeting.
The commissioners have been using
the funds collected and turned over by
the collector into the current expense
fund to pay claims against the county in
the order of their allowance, although
the question as to the legality of such ac
tion had been raised a number of times
within the past three years.
The laws of 1889 provide that taxes
levied in any year for the payment of
the current expenses of a county shall be
used in paying the current expense of
tlie year following. This law was passed
in order to provide a fund for the pay
ment of the current expenses of the dif
ferent counties of the territory, and in
order to provide funds for the year 1889
the various counties were permitted to
issue current expense bonds. Grant
county issued and sold $27,000 in these
bonds and the taxes of 1889 were
applied to the current expenses of
the year 1890, but it was soon found
that the current expenses of the coun
ty amounted to more than the taxes
collected for that purpose and the conse
quence was that the county ran behind.
The commissioners applied the taxes
as collected to the claims against the
county as they accrued and has-e been
doing so until now. District Attorney
Harllee advised the board that the
law was perfectly plain on the subject
and that the board had no right to ap
ply the taxes levied last year for cur
rent expenses of this year to anything
but the current expenses of this year
and an order to that effect was drawn
up and adopted.
About $3,000 are now in the current
expense fund of this county which will
be paid out on claims arising this year
against the county. Under the law in
effect prior to the first of this year this
amount would have paid the current ex
penses of the county about two months,
but as the expense of feeding the prison
ers in the county jail, which is the great
est, item of county expense, is but one
third' of the amount allowed before the
new law went into effect, it is thought
that the amount on hand will run the
county about four months, meanwhile
taxes wiil Ik- coming in and the fund
will le replenished.
It will be a great source of satisfaction
to people who have claims against the
county this year to know that they can
get the cash instead of having to wait an
indefinite period for their pay.
Claims outstanding prior to the first of
January will be paid as the delinquent
taxes come in. These claims amount to
a large sum but if the delinquent taxes
could all be collected every claim now
outstanding against the county could be
paid.
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
A Hlghty Interesting Serial In Two Parts,
Part I.
Florida county is a fact. All h 1
can't prevent it. Editorial in Deniing
Headlight, Tuesday, January 28, 1895.
Part II.
Sa.vta Fk, 5 p. m. At three o'clock
tins anernoon the House ueciueu Dy a
vote of 12 to 10 on A. L. Christy's motion
not to take up or consider any more
county bills this session, except by a
by a two-thirds vote.
1 lie action was cinched by the same
vote. Double leaded Santa Fe special in
the Deniing Headlight, Friday, February
1, 1895.
AY. F. Lorenz was out driving last
Sunday with his mother and as they
were coming down the hill on the other
side of Central the strap which held the
neck yoke broke, letting tlie tongue
down. Tlie horses became frightened
and ran about 200 yards, smashing the
rig up generally. Mrs. Lorenz had
wrist sprained and was bruised consider
ably. She was taken to the residence of
Mrs. Murray at Central where Mr. Lo
renz and his mother remained overnight,
Mr. Lorenz brought the rig in Monday
morning nut Mrs. Lorenz remained at
Central.
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Curd of Thanks.
The Sisters of St. Joseph's hospital
tender their sincere thanks to Mr. Aaron
Schutz for his generous donation of fiftv
dollars, and also to all those who have
given their votes for same institution,
Mrs. Creseencia 15. Watts, wife of A
K. W atts died in this city yesterday
morning, aged 45 years. The funeral
! will take place at the residence at 2
! o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. Watts had
I a paralytic stroke last Thursday after
I noon from which she never rallied.
Sunday School Concert.
A concert was given at the Methodist
church last Sunday evening under
the direction of the pastor. The church
was crowded and the service was one of
the best ever held there. Following is
the programme.
1. Instrumental voluntary by the
orchestra.
Salutation by the pastor.
3. Invocation.
The Gloria, by choir, congregation
and orchertra.
Prayer by the pastor.
6. Responsive scripture service: (23rd
Psalm.)
7. Anthem, "Shepherd - of Israel"
(Hymn) by the choir, supported by
the orchestra.
8. Recitation, "My White Rose," by
Miss Pearl Childers.
Anthem, "The God of Israel," (Ros
sini,) choir and orchestra.
10. Speech by Edmondson Link.
11. Recitation, "Dolly and I," by Mary
Whitehill.
12. Instrumental Interlude bv the
orchestra.
13. Recitation, "Dasies," by Josie
AVelty.
I I. Recitation, "Little by Little.", by
Dean Alexander.
15. Pilgrim Chorus, "From afar Gra
cious God," (Verdi), by the choir and
orchestra.
16. Song, "Fly Away Pretty Moth," by
Deane Clayton.
17. Recitation, "Dollars and Dimes,"
by Harold Link.
18. Song, "A Wonderful House have
I," by Gussie Rodgers.
19. Recitation, "The liurial of Moses,"
bv Miss Pearl Dotson.
20. Grand Chorus,"Strike the Cymbal"
(Pucitta,)choir and orchestra.
21. Recitation, "A Little Pilgrim," by
Bella Gaddis.
22. Male Chorus "Only Remembered,"
by Messrs. Wallace, Laisure, Fitch,
Marriott and Oakes.
23. Congregational singing, Hymn No.
567, choir, congregation and orchestra.
24. Closing prayer for the children.
25. Benediction.
Orchestra: Essie Abraham, Maude
Knuckev, Lillian Clayton, Earnest
Oakes, J. M. Wallace, Oliver Laizure,
A. E. Elliott, AV. S Fitch.
Choir: Mrs. C. AV. Marriott, Dee Moore,
Addie Clayton, Gertrude Scott, Miss
Perry, Pearl Childers, C. AV. Marriott,
J. M. AVallace.
The New Mexico board of pharmacy
will meet at Santa Fe next Monday.
AV. C. Porterfeld, of this city, is secre
tary of the board.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. C.
H. Fox, of Pinos Altos died last Mon
day and was buried h!re yesterday.
FLEMING CATTLE CO.
Range :
Fleming and
vicinity.
Postoflice :
Silver City,
N. M.